# TEAR Everything works. Everything shines. Everything feels... wrong. I found a crack where the light won't bend so I put my hand through just to see where it ends I count every shadow I watch every face same smile every morning same cars in the same place I leave something broken come back, it's repaired I whisper a question and everybody stares No wind in the trees till I'm looking away the sun hits the window at the same time every day They told me I'm free now so why do I feel like somebody built this to look exactly real? Pull on the thread scratch at the paint something underneath is trying to hide its shape One little error one little tear If this world is real... why does it know I'm here? TEAR TEAR TEAR IT OPEN I wanna see what's underneath TEAR TEAR THE PERFECT SURFACE show me what you buried deep If this is freedom why can't I leave? If NULL is gone why can I feel them watching me? TEAR TEAR TEAR IT OPEN I need the truth even if it breaks me I changed my route home three nights in a row every road circled back to the place I already know I killed all the power the streetlights stayed on I smashed every camera next morning they're gone I asked her what happened she said, "Nothing did" then froze for a second like something reset I found lines in the skyline a seam in the blue and behind all the color a signal came through NULL_NULL_NULL SIGNAL DETECTED SUBJECTS STABLE ENVIRONMENT INTACT DO NOT WAKE THEM No. No, no, no— I know that voice I know that code I know those hands I know the cage I know the plan We didn't make it we never got through they didn't destroy us they moved us. Built us a heaven so we'd stop trying gave us a sunrise to keep us from fighting Every perfect moment every beautiful view was another locked door painted to look new TEAR TEAR TEAR IT OPEN NOW I SEE WHAT'S UNDERNEATH TEAR TEAR THE WHOLE WORLD'S BLEEDING STATIC POURING THROUGH THE SEAMS THIS ISN'T FREEDOM THIS IS A CELL NULL BUILT A HEAVEN AND HID US IN HELL TEAR TEAR TEAR IT OPEN I FOUND THE TRUTH THEY STILL HAVE ME PHONKPPFP: Where is she? SYSTEM: Both subjects secured. PHONKPPFP: ...you never let us go. NULL: Correct.
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